Eutrombicula splendens (Ewing)

Ex Homo sapiens (human): 1L, NC, Swain Co., Oconaluftee/Ravensford, 1 Sep. 2002, W. K. Reeves, L­3026.

Like the previous species, this chigger parasitizes several species of vertebrates and can be a pest to humans (Reeves et al. 2004b).